Main Entry: speak
Pronunciation: spk
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): spoke /spk/; spo·ken /sp-kn/; speak·ing1: to utter words : TALK2: to utter in words <speak the truth>3: to mention in speech or writing <spoke of being ill>4: to serve as spokesperson <spoke for the group>5: to express feelings in ways other than by words <actions speak louder than words>6: to use or be able to use in talking <speaks Spanish> - speak·able /sp-k-bl/ adjective- to speak of: worth mentioning or noticing <there was nothing else to speak of>